The official line is that you shouldn't. But many people do, and if you are thinking of buying or selling second hand, here are some points to consider.
Expiry dates
Infant car seats DO have expiry dates. Even if none is given on the seat itself, you should assume they will last for no more than 10 years from manufacture.
Of course that doesn't mean one moment it is safe and the next it is not. Like food with "use by" dates, car seats gradually "go off". Car seats get left in cars both day and night, where they are exposed to extremes of heat and cold, andeventually that can cause the plastic to start to break down.
Over in the US they make it very simple by printing the expiry date onto the plasticshell of thecar seats (the manufacturer acceptsnoliability for product malfunction after this date!). BritaxUS gives its car seats a lifetime of 6 years and Peg Perego - the company that manufactures products for Mamas
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